On Tuesday June 12th, residents of Lyons, along with Boulder County officials, celebrated the opening of a new bridge along the South St. Vrain Creek outside of Lyons. The previous bridge was destroyed five years ago in the floods that devastated much of the county.
The 2013 flood in Boulder County resulted in unprecedented damage and destruction. But for one downtown Boulder church, it created an unusual opportunity to dig into Boulder’s past. KGNU’s Roz Brown toured the site and spoke to archaeologist, Joel Tyberg […]
In 2013, Lyons was hit hard by the flooding of the St. Vrain River. Many people lost their homes, and were forced to either rebuild or move. Some people chose to sell their property to the town through a federal […]
It’s been 2 years since flood waters ravaged much of Northern Colorado. The recovery process has been arduous for many people, particularly those in Boulder County who are caught in a maze of bureaucracy as part of the federal buy […]
David Wexler’s family has lived in Lyons for more than 100 years. But for the past 2 years he and his family has been living in an RV on the grounds of his house in the Confluence area, one of […]
The buyouts take a long time, there’s a lot of money at stake and we want to make sure we’re doing it right. It is estimated that the 2013 floods caused $4 billion in damage. Thus far the state has […]
“We are working and will continue to work this Summer and Winter on repairs in the canyons.” George Gerstle, the Boulder County Director of Transportation says the real extensive construction will be starting this late Fall, Winter but will extend […]
“I am amazed at how many people still want to come up to Jamestown to help and we so appreciate the assistance. It brings hope to our residents that things can get back to normal, but we still need a […]
